Marsaxlokk……. 0
Pyunik…………….. 3
UEFA Europa Conference League 2026/27
First Qualifying Round – Leg 1
Marsaxlokk face an uphill battle to keep their UEFA Conference League campaign alive after falling to a 3-0 defeat against Armenian outfit Pyunik in the first leg of their first qualifying round tie at the Centenary Stadium in Malta on Thursday.
The Maltese side made an encouraging start and showed attacking intent in the opening stages, but Pyunik gradually asserted their dominance and delivered a disciplined performance to secure a convincing and deserved first-leg advantage.
Five minutes from half time Yansane exactly on the 40th minute mark found the net from the 11 meter mark. Dashyan doubles the score 5 minutes into the second half whilst Kovalenko made the scoreline 3-0 on the 65th minute.
Referee was Milos Gigovic from the Bosnia FA.
Marsaxlokk play the second leg in Armenia next week on Thursday.
Line Ups:
MARSAXLOKK: C. Mafoumbi; W. Silva, J. Minala, O. El Hasni, J. Corbalan, R. Mihana (54 N. Muscat), D. Simkus (65 L. Caruana), I. Christie-Davies (54 J. Arias), L. Aguirre (23 O. Bykov), R. Linden (54 M. Silva), Dodo.
PYUNIK: H. Avagyan; S. Islamovic (83 E. Simonyan), S. Vakulenko, Filipe Almeida, H. Harutyunyan (62 E. Malakyan), K. Hovhannisyan (69 G. Tarakhchyan), N. Kainourgios, M. Kovalenko (69 R. Darbinyan), D. Kulikov, M. Yansane (62 I. Pikis), A. Dashyan.
